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Motion and Time

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The distance moved by an object in a unit time is called

a)

acceleration

b)

speed

c)

motion

d)

displacement

2.

the S.I unit of speed is

a)

cm/s

b)

cm

c)

m

d)

m/s

3.

Speed =

a)

distance covered

b)

distance covered X time taken

c)

distance covered / time taken

d)

time taken / distance covered

4.

Motion which repeats itself in a regular intervals of time is called ..............

a)

Linear motion

b)

circular motion

c)

periodic motion

d)

irregular motion

5.

Motion of objects can be presented in pictorial form by their...............

a)

distance- speed graph

b)

distance-time graph

c)

time-time graph

d)

speed- distance graph

6.

Which of the following graph represents body is at rest position?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

Which of the following cannot be used for measuring time?

a)

A leaking tap

b)

simple pendulum

c)

shadow of an object during the day

d)

blinking of eyes

8.

A bus travels 54 km in 90 minutes. The speed of the bus is...... m/s

a)

0.6

b)

10

c)

5.4

d)

3.6

9.

Observe the figure.

The time period of a simple pendulum is the time taken by it to travel from

a)

A to B and back to A

b)

O to A, A to B and B to A

c)

B to A, A to B and B to O

d)

A to B

10.

Which of the following is used to measure the distance traveled by a vehicle?

a)

Speedometer

b)

hydrometer

c)

odometer

d)

manometer

11.

The given graph represents

a)

Speed of A < Speed of B

b)

Speed of B < Speed of A

c)

Speed of A = Speed of B

d)

body is at rest

12.

Motion of earth is a combination of

a)

linear and circular motion

b)

circular and irregular motion

c)

linear and periodic motion

d)

circular and periodic motion

13.

A simple pendulum takes 24 seconds to complete 30 oscillations. What is the time period of the pendulum?

a)

2.4 s

b)

1.6 s

c)

0.6 s

d)

1.2 s

14.

90 kmph = ............ m/s

a)

20

b)

25

c)

30

d)

35

15.

The measurement of small time intervals became possible with the development of :

a)

sand clock

b)

sundial

c)

pendulum clock

d)

water clock

16.

The slope of a distance-time graph of a moving object indicates:

a)

distance moved by the object

b)

time taken by the object

c)

speed of the object

d)

position of the object

17.

The clocks and watches which are used for measuring time are based on :

a)

Rectilinear motion

b)

circular motion

c)

periodic motion

d)

rotational motion

18.

The distance-time graph of vehicle moving with constant speed is a ________ line

a)

Curved

b)

horizontal

c)

straight

d)

parallel

19.

SI unit of time is:

a)

minute

b)

hour

c)

second

d)

mili seconds

20.

The most appropriate unit for expressing the speed of a space rocket is:

a)

m/s

b)

km/s

c)

km/h

d)

km/min